Bathtub



Oct. 10, 1933. F. CAPPUCCIO BATHTUB Filed OC. 2, 1931 mi u INVENTOR' /w/f @go acc/0 BY i f' ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 10, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to a bath tub designed to eliminate the possibility of the` user thereof slipping therein while bathing or upon entering or leaving the tub.

An object of the invention is to provide a bath tub having the bottom thereof formed with a surface of such material that there is entirely avoided all danger of a person slipping in the tub, particularly when the surface thereof is wet.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bath tub bottom of the character above noted, which may be incorporated with bath tubs of modern design and construction, is sanitary and readily kept clean, and will wear practically equally as well as the other portions of the tub.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description of the preferred form of the invention which is illustrated in the drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification. It is to be understood, however, that variations in the showing made by the said drawings and description may be adopted Within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

Referring to said drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a bath tub made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of the tub taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing how the bottom of the tub is connected to the sides.

As is well known, many accidents have happened to persons while bathing in the tub, or while entering or leaving same. This is particularly true withv bath tubs having a porcelain, vitreous, or like surface, which becomes exceedingly slippery when wet. As can be readily understood, most accidents are generally caused by the person slipping over the bottom of the tub. I have therefore devised a tub which has practically all parts thereof the same as the tubs heretofore constructed, except for the bottom which I make in such manner that there is presented on the inner side of the tub a solid but non-skidding surface whereby all danger of any person slipping thereover, regardless how wet such surface may be, i's entirely eliminated.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention the bottom surface of the tub is desirably formed of rubber, the latter being in the form of a sheet which is supported by a sheet of relatively iniiexible material such as metal and secured in position by the attachments of the supporting sheet to the sides of the tub.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the tub 4 is of a comparatively modern design made of porcelain, vitrolite, or metal, and formed with an inner` portion 6 and an apron or exterior portion '7, the portion 6 being integral with portion and having the lower edge 8 thereof converging inwardly and defining an opening 9. Preferably fitting 55 up against the edge 8 and having an under-backing of a sheet 12 of iron, is a strip 13 of rubber, or other non-skid material, which completely fills the opening 9. The edge 8, as more clearly shown in Figure 3, is formed with an outwardly extend- 79 ing ange 14 completely around the opening, and the rubber sheet and backing member 12 are extended under said flange and secured thereto by means of bolts 16. Since the rubber sheeting is interposed between the edge 8 and the sheet 12 75 completely around the opening, an eifective nonleak seal is readily provided. Preferably as shown in Figure 3, the edge is formed with beads 17 extending entirely around the same so as to increase the sealing effect with the rubber. A drain pipe 80 18 is suitably mounted in the bottom members of the tub near the foot end.

The portion of the surface of the rubber sheeting exposed to the inner side of the tub may be smooth, or it may be serrated or otherwise formed to increasel the non-skid properties of the tub bottom. It will be clear, however, that with either form of surface, regardless how wet it may be, no danger of the bather slipping thereon will be ordinaruy possime. It win thus be dear that the tub of my invention is well adapted to the accomplishment of the objects hereinbefore referred to.

I claim:

l. A bath tub comprising a circumferential Wall formed at its lower end to provide an inwardly sloping portion defining an opening, an annular outstanding flange at 4the lower end of said wall formed contiguous with and extending oppositely from said inwardly sloping portion, said portion and said iiange being disposed respectively at the inner and outer sides of said walls, a rubber sheet covering said opening, a backing plate pressing said sheet into frictional engagement with said end, and fastening means extending through and holding together said plate and flange.

2. A bath tub comprising a circumferential wall formed at its lower end to provide an inwardly sloping portion deining an opening, an annular 11 rubber sheet covering said opening, a backing plate pressing said sheet into frictional engagement with said beads, and fastening means extending through and holding together said plato and iiange.

FRANK CAPPUCCIO. 

